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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Royal outsider/murder mystery.
It's a bit like a murder plot set inside a mashup of King Ralph and The Princess Diaries, with a dash of mental health awareness and a social media cautionary tale. Phew. But it's thoroughly enjoyable and hopefully the start of a successful series with a nicely different set of characters and settings.
Persistent school-expellee Evan (Evangeline) is nearing 18. Once again 'asked to leave' a school after accidentally starting a fire, she's collected and sent to live with her father in England. Where he's the King. Evan has known her whole life that she's a very tangential part of the British Royal Family, and wants nothing to do with them. After all, her mother's schizophrenia has meant they've been kept apart for 7 years, and her mother is still fixated on the man she once had a fling with, while he was married to the Queen... All she wants is to reach 18, and then be able to leave her years of his custody behind her.
But now she has been summoned to London and is about to meet her half-sister for the first time, the rest of the family, and of course, her father. But in the midst of an already diverting storyline, a death Evan is implicated in is thrown into the pot. And her identity, so long kept under wraps, is threatened by publicity and notoriety.
Alternating Evan's narrative with newspaper and social media articles/comments, we see how the world views the Royal Family and its newest member's doings. I liked seeing how Evan and her family are placed into the real British monarchy's recent history, with obvious changes made, and how we feel we are getting an insider's perspective on royalty and royal life. Evan is the perfect outsider for us, sarcastic and witty, bolshy and independent.
Her story is wish-fulfilment gone wrong, with a rather upsetting story pushed into her world that will bring sympathy from and also potential upset for readers. The book answers questions that will raised as you read along, and sets the stage for various endings and solutions.
Highly enjoyable, it's light enough with some dark moments to be a great new series for those looking for something that mixes genres and 'classes'. Love Evan, and I would definitely consider Book 2.
With thanks to Netgalley for providing a sample reading copy.
It's a bit like a murder plot set inside a mashup of King Ralph and The Princess Diaries, with a dash of mental health awareness and a social media cautionary tale. Phew. But it's thoroughly enjoyable and hopefully the start of a successful series with a nicely different set of characters and settings.
Persistent school-expellee Evan (Evangeline) is nearing 18. Once again 'asked to leave' a school after accidentally starting a fire, she's collected and sent to live with her father in England. Where he's the King. Evan has known her whole life that she's a very tangential part of the British Royal Family, and wants nothing to do with them. After all, her mother's schizophrenia has meant they've been kept apart for 7 years, and her mother is still fixated on the man she once had a fling with, while he was married to the Queen... All she wants is to reach 18, and then be able to leave her years of his custody behind her.
But now she has been summoned to London and is about to meet her half-sister for the first time, the rest of the family, and of course, her father. But in the midst of an already diverting storyline, a death Evan is implicated in is thrown into the pot. And her identity, so long kept under wraps, is threatened by publicity and notoriety.
Alternating Evan's narrative with newspaper and social media articles/comments, we see how the world views the Royal Family and its newest member's doings. I liked seeing how Evan and her family are placed into the real British monarchy's recent history, with obvious changes made, and how we feel we are getting an insider's perspective on royalty and royal life. Evan is the perfect outsider for us, sarcastic and witty, bolshy and independent.
Her story is wish-fulfilment gone wrong, with a rather upsetting story pushed into her world that will bring sympathy from and also potential upset for readers. The book answers questions that will raised as you read along, and sets the stage for various endings and solutions.
Highly enjoyable, it's light enough with some dark moments to be a great new series for those looking for something that mixes genres and 'classes'. Love Evan, and I would definitely consider Book 2.
With thanks to Netgalley for providing a sample reading copy.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
5/5
Oh man I loved this book so much! It was so different, and I felt like it merged two of my favorite plots. I was unsure at first how it would become a sequel but the ending was very promising and I can't wait to see what happens next in this series
Oh man I loved this book so much! It was so different, and I felt like it merged two of my favorite plots. I was unsure at first how it would become a sequel but the ending was very promising and I can't wait to see what happens next in this series
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No